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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

A framework for integrating wastewater-based epidemiology and public health.

Hanna Brosky, Sarah M Prasek, Gabriel K Innes, Ian L Pepper, Jasmine Miranda, Paul E Brierley, Stephanie L Slinski, Lois Polashenski, Walter Q Betancourt, Katie Gronbach and 11 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Preparing the Bowel for Surgery in the Era of Microbiome Sciences.The Surgical clinics of North America · 2025
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  6. Coupling wastewater-based epidemiology with data-driven machine learning for managing public health risks.Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Hanna BroskyYuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Sarah M PrasekWater and Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Gabriel K InnesYuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Ian L PepperWater and Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Jasmine MirandaYuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Paul E BrierleyYuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Stephanie L SlinskiYuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Lois PolashenskiWater and Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Walter Q BetancourtWater and Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Katie GronbachYuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Diana GomezYuma County Public Health Services District, Yuma, AZ, United States.
Reshma NeupaneArizona Department of Health Services, Office of Infectious Disease Services, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Jasmine JohnsonArizona Department of Health Services, Office of Infectious Disease Services, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Joli WeissArizona Department of Health Services, Office of Infectious Disease Services, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Hayley D YaglomTranslational Genomics Research Institute, Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Flagstaff, AZ, United States.
David M EngelthalerTranslational Genomics Research Institute, Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Flagstaff, AZ, United States.
Crystal M HeppTranslational Genomics Research Institute, Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Flagstaff, AZ, United States.
Katherine CrankApplied Research and Development Center, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, NV, United States.
Daniel GerrityApplied Research and Development Center, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, NV, United States.
Jill R StewartEnvironmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Bradley W SchmitzYuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is an environmental approach to monitor community health through the analysis of sewage. The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed scientists and public health professionals to revisit WBE as a tool to optimize resource allocation to mitigate disease spread and prevent outbreaks. Some studies have highlighted the value of WBE programs that coordinate with public health professionals; however, the details necessary for implementation are not well-characterized. To respond to this knowledge gap, this article documents the framework of a successful WBE program in Arizona, titled Wastewater Analysis for Tactical Epidemiological Response Systems (WATERS), detailing the developed structure and methods of communication that enabled public health preparedness and response actions. This communication illustrates how program operations were employed to reduce outbreak severity. The structure outlined here is customizable and may guide other programs in the implementation of WBE as a public health tool.

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COVID-19Public HealthWastewaterArizonaHumansSARS-CoV-2Wastewater-Based Epidemiological MonitoringWastewaterenvironmental surveillanceframeworkpublic healthresponse actionswastewater-based epidemiology

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PMID39131575
PMCPMC11312382

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